*Click the "Thanks" button under the video to leave me a donation.* This video teaches you how to make a max stat early game ship that's upgradable as you level that lets you solo entire fleets of enemies using advanced techniques probably not intended by the game devs. These ships can be acquired and built the very first hour on a new character. You also get all the perks of using an anti-pirate ship. More info on how to get the starter pieces for the ship is here: ruclips.net/video/kYqQTCOuHjM/видео.html
Can we change all modules? Cockpit's, habs and others and same scare pirats? + my skills (for shield) work with profit with crew member with same skill? or useless to hold crew when all skills be maxed?
Even after watching multiple youtube videos on ship building, i was still confused untill watching this video! Thank you so much brother. You made a complex issue very comprehensive for me!
Tried this last night, it works really well. A few tips: 1) No need to slavishly duplicate this design, just keep your mass as low as possible and the 100/150 speeds. I kept the captain part, I used a better grav drive etc. 2) You can switch a hab part in place, no need to delete the old and insert the new: click to select the armory, press left/right and it rotates between captain, armory, control, infirmary etc. 3) On Xbox to do the reverse driving trick: boost, hold down right bumper RB and use your **right** stick to turn the view around. You'll see the speed at -150 and stay that way until you release the RB. I put the beam weapons on W1 instead of W0 so they fire with left trigger, makes it easier to fight I think.
Benji, the ship is indeed called the Razorleaf and it *belonged* the The Mantis - who was a bounty hunter. Well technically, a line of bounty hunters. You should read / listen to more of the lore in this game. You'll appreciate it much more. The Mantis has a great and interesting story.
I want to but I feel like they completely negate the entire game since it makes you rich and levels you up beyond what the game intended. I'll get around to it eventually but I wanted to cover builds and damage stats for a bit first.
Hi SwoleBenji, I build my Mantis to your specs, and had a mission in the Kryx system. Took the Mantis, I renamed it Mantis, and got surprised by the pirate fleet and eventually got wiped out. Knowing what to expect I followed your combat tactics and I killed them all. Thank you very much for the video, it is excellent.
Thanks for the tip! I actually used some version of the "stop and turn around" from all the old fighter jet movies, but I was flying the Rambler which has 1 gun and comes pre-ganked on maneuvering, plus despite having the skill I never knew how to use thrusters😂
If I understand it correctly, the reason the docker would not show initially was because he had pre-selected a structural component to attach it to, (EDIT: I think you also need a full physical path from the cockpit TO the docker, and obviously there was not a walk-able path to a strut) and you can't attach a docker there. Same if you pre-select a weapon mount and then "G" to choose something to attach, it will only show you the weapons tab, because it's the only things that will attach there.
I used to get frustrated being a space pirate and having contraband but if you get out your seat before they scan you, you can jump down to where ever you want bit of a time glitch if you don't have time to fight or cant be bothered.
Just a heads up I just found this out while in space you can talk to all npc adding dialog or some of them actually lets you trade items with just click on there names and hail there comms
When the pirates or whoever says "Its the Mantis!" they're referring to the vigilante. Like if you were a criminal in Gotham and saw the Batmobile you'd probably say "Holy crap, it's Batman!" and not "Its the Batmobile!"
Thanks! I got a lot of exercise checking your video upstairs, and then running downstairs to my Xbox! Finally complete after an embarrassingly long time! Is there anyway to put a bed inside without messing up the build? Thanks again!
I tried to see if this has been asked, but why not point the guns to the rear? The gun to the front to disable, and the guns to the rear for destruction.
"Marduk...if anyone remembers that character from Tekken..." Alternatively - and this is just a thought - both the character and the shield were named after the chief god of the Babylonian pantheon.
Oh Nice!! I missed what that flat piece was that you had a little trouble moving over. Plus, every ship I've seen puts it on the top of the ship. Nice design and great to see different placement!@@SwoleBenji
@SwoleBenji Hey, once I start upgrading this build, what's the best route to fix dipping mobility? I started dipping once I upgraded reactor and shield to class B
however, unlike the Batman (as far as I know with my superficial knowledge of the lore), The Mantis is like a title, but not any one specific person. the helm of "Mantis" and all the accoutrements is passed down from person to person as each acting "Mantis" retires or dies or whatever idk the game explains it a bit in the lair.
Wow! I am so grateful you did this vid. I'm just a retired grandma living it up playing video games and I do alright with combat but the ship to ship - not so much. I tried building other ships from other vids but still got stomped. I built this one tonight and .... drum roll... I obliterated like nine ships and no damage to me. You are da man! Thank you so much. You made this old girl's day for sure. I sub'd and will make sure my son, who streams, knows he's been one upped 🤣
Hey there! Another granny gamer here. : ) Always great to see folks our age that are still young at heart and having fun. My boys always got to brag they beat the bosses when they were younger...cuz mom got them through the tougher levels. Now, 20+ years later, it's the opposite way around. Well sometimes. Always grateful for those faster reflexes when needed, but still love a challenge. Sadly ship building is not one of them. Thankfully we have clever people who can make amazing, easy to follow tutorials to get us back on track when hitting a few bumps along the way. Really looking forward to my first dog fight in this smaller ship. The Razorleaf went from Great Dane size to Jack Russell. Small, but mighty. lol
The Mantis is actually the name of the vigilante who owned the ship. After hearing about this ship I didn't realise that myself until I was going through the secret base.
@@ClusterDSA Could be it was passed down like the title Dread Pirate Roberts in Princess Bride. Probably even inspired by the movie. The passing of a mantle is a common trope in literature anyway.
Great video! For the Razor Leaf, personally I switched to the Stroud cockpit (4 crew) instead of the C1 Magellan (2 crew). I also left the Captain's quarters so I always have a bed, and added a Workshop so I have access to the research, Armor, weapon, and industrial workbenches. Was able to run this with the same 100 mobility and 150 speed.
Not sure if this has been said and not going through all of the replies. Thrusters on xbox are RB, turn is left or right on right thumbstick, reverse is down on left thumbstick. Hope that helps. If it’s already been said, sorry for the no reason bump.
There is a lot of Starfield junk on youtube but your videos are actualy full of useful information. Love the detail and the clear explanations - subscribed
29:40 you do not have to hold S to maintain your reverse speed. When you hit the thruster button whats happening is your basically turning off flight assist and your ship will maintain the momentum it has at that time so just hold spacebar and turn. Keep it held and you will keep your speed and just float away. The arrow keys allow you to strafe along the x and y axis
Push LS to boost, begin turn with RS, hold RB, point and hold LS downward. The timing isn't difficult, but you begin to lose momentum as soon as you start turning so dont wait in-between each action just do them in immediate succession.
Just for your information ship terminology, front = bow, left = port, right = starboard, the back of a ship can referred either "aft section" or "the stern"
The ship isn't called the Mantis by anyone in the game. When pirates see you they yell "it's the Mantis!" because they're talking about you. It'd be like someone seeing the Batmobile and saying "it's Batman!". The Mantis flies the Razorleaf, so they get worried because they know the Mantis can wreck them. And Magellan is is pronounced "Mah-jellin", named after the Portuguese/Spanish explorer.
Once again, extremely helpful content! You are helping make this game less grindy!! Again, I am playing this for fun, not to challenge myself. LOL... plus, I am disabled and my hands don't work as well as they used to. That means my reaction time is total shit and I can't click or type (press keys) as fast as normal people. It made gaming frustrating for me because I would constantly die even on easy!! I know it may sound lame, but you have seriously made this a fun experience for me!! Plus, to me, this kind of "hacking" is like a game in itself to me! Your videos are me gathering intel and research to "win the game easy!" Can't thank you enough!
This is awesome! I think the most important part of this video is the balancing of the ship making. All that supplementary information was priceless for me, thank you!
Excellent video. Thanks! To newbs like myself having trouble mounting the disrupter 3000 on the back on a PC - Use "R" and "F" to elevate and lower until you're able to get it to go green to snap down. It took me far to long to figure this out. :)
You can actually just dump all of your resources onto the floor inside of your ship and it doesn’t go anywhere, you just have to pick it all back up to get rid of it
They should really change it so that your cargo stays in the ship you have put it in. It's annoying when you pretty much need to fly a fat cargo ship if you aren't interested in building some container outposts. You could have industrial with your cargo and crafting and switch to gunships when going out.
Or wouldn't it be better to just build a cargo/command ship big enough to house your Mantis-fighter In? Take it out when you need to fight baddies, loot, or take over their ships for resale. Not sure if this is doable in this game but it should be.
great vids, I do have one tip: before landing on a planet you are farming, switch difficulty to Very Hard; land and exit ship, then change difficulty to Very Easy(this will increase the chances of legendary gear and exp gains and mods will be super easy to kill) ; Note, this works for each loading screen, so while in the location you rinse and repeat the difficulty change with each loading screen location within the areas. This will make the areas easier and more efficient with getting the best gear.
@@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken There are no console commands on Xbox. If you're on PC why tf do you care what console players do. At that point just come to terms with people playing how they want to.
@@CAiNiAC I like how you're randomly trying to make it a war between what you play on lmfao. Idc what difficulty people play the game on. everyone enjoys different aspects when it comes to game. Just doesn't make sense to go through the effort of changing the difficulty to Very hard just to immediately change it down to Very Easy trying to get "easy" loot, when the game is an absolute breeze on Very easy as it is, so the legendary gear isn't really doing you any favors lol
I watched your previous video. I've got to say, I haven't played a game whilst watching a starter guide video for years. I normally just watch the video, pick up a few tips and then do my own thing. But that starter guide was perfect! It was so well done. Looking forward to this one when I get home from work. It's going to be another long night of Starfield! You've got yourself a sub.
Leaving a general tip here: Fly to Venus and sleep 24h if you want 7 days to pass in other places to restock some loot chests etc. Also i suck at space combat so i saved up for Stronghold and now can afk while its auto turrets and lasers dismantle pirate fleets and have yet to see the 4k+ shield drop to 0 😳
OP is referring to a glitch where you can run under the map at New Atlantis, find the chests where the vendors keep their credits - especially the ship technician - and repeat for infinite money.
Fantastic guide, followed the Razorleaf guide to the letter...took me about an hour cos it was my first time with ship builder. Got mission board quest that required going through Kryx first as I hadnt visited the star systems. Killed the 20 ship mob first time using your tactics, only had to boost away 3 -4 times and never lost shields at all. Magnificent guide!! Was Lvl 15 with almost exact same skills, maybe extra point in shields and Vasco in crew. Congrats on 100k subs!!
Great guide. Just found your content. As it happens I just got the Razorleaf last night, totally without knowing what it was. I’m still a little confused by the whole ship building thing, and hoping you have a beginners guide for that. Great content and looking forward to more. Thank you!!
I am in awe of your expertise in this game even with early access. Love your humour also. Excellent tutorial and editing. Its insane to me that you are not at 1M+ views.
I’ve largely ignored the PAR weapons, I tried this and now my cheap A class ship easily outfights my super expensive C class ship with a more traditional laser, autocsnnon, missile setup. I feel like they’ll end up nerf ing this in a patch, it’s kinda insane. Edit: Just played around with load outs on my my big class C ships, looking at the best weapons. you can get (I unlocked almost everything). There's literally no reason to use laser weapons right now. the Particle ones are so overpowered. In theory there's a higher damage laser weapon, but just barely, and uses more power and is short range. It would be dumb to choose anything other than Particle weapons at this point
The disruptor 3300 he uses in this video would the disruptor 3340 alpha beam be an upgrade over those? It does more bull and shield damage and a faster fire rate?
They won't nerf the particle weapons. Even if they do, there will shortly be a mod that puts them back. Rather they likely will beef up the lasers and cannon. They will most likely though not address the range disparity making it largely pointless. Or they will completely ignore the issue.
@@panpiper Saying you'll use a mod to "un-nerf" something is kinda besides the point. You can open a console command right now and generate 1000 med kits for yourself etc . etc.. I'm just saying, if you want to play the game at the difficulty it was designed, I think there's a good chance the dominance of PAR weapons doesn't feel like it was intentional (or at the very least very very poorly thought through). If anything the mod I might try is one that nerfs PAR weapons a little (for me and the enemies in game). At least it would make build variety more relevant.
Pretty good Tutorial, thank for posting, If you roll Q and E when boosting away or while engaging your enemy in a frontal assault you will avoid most damage. Btw if you find the Ecliptic Battleship (LVL 40) get behind its engines to avoid its massive damage turrets, its a tough fight, since the captain keeps yelling at his crew to repair all the systems, its weapons range is impressive I was able to bring it down at level 20, sadly I was unable to test if it could be boarded, the ship itself is massive it would be awesome if it could be captured.
Mantis is a callback to the Mandolorian and his ship the Razorcrest. That's why it's called Razorleaf. Also, you didn't show the magazine in the break room at the simulator. It's 5% missile damage.
I thought I could run Starfield on my RTX2060 laptop. It was greenlighted during a specs test. But no, it won't start. Time to get a new PC? Saw a stationary PC with RTX4070. That should do it. Should I go Intel or AMD for PCU. Or, for that matter, GPU.
I found the note while taking care of the spacers in the second planet, kreet, twice out of 2 games, on normal. So every time you kill a spacer, look for the note, it can drop anywhere. And in my first game, I found the note in 3 locations, so I had 3 notes at the same time for going after the mantis.
Most of those 2x1 modules have alternate configurations you can just switch between rather than delete and re-add. Ex: captain's quarters can be turned into computer core or workshop.
Its funny how I ended up with the razorleaf ship looking similar the only difference is 2 more engines 1 landing frame and ~1000 in shielded cargo. I love the guide and definitely doing the cargo ship similar with some personal changes. Great video, keep it up.
I was excited for the shielded cargo game mechanic but there's planets that don't scan (Forgot to program it in the game?) where you can vendor contraband with zero hassle.
@@SwoleBenjipretty sure that’s intentional. The den for instance doesn’t make sense lore wise (at least to me) but gameplay wise it seems too obvious to be an accident
@@SwoleBenji Yeah I did it for the case I forget I have contraband. But I am thinking on getting rid of it. I have a 17K cargo ship for materials and 2-3 more ships. Gotta redo my outposts for efficiency and scale. I am playing the game with the least amount of exploits so is gonna take a min to get to lvl 100 for all the perks I really want and need to min max efficiency on ships, craft and outposts. Keep it up. This game is way more deep. We just need to have an updated to bring more NPC to the outposts and possibly create a small settlement with NPCS living there or just coming to visit and leave after a while. I guess it will be too heavy on processing tho.
@@norske_ow3440The lore IMO is actually quite sound once the history of how earth is no more and the Universe gets populated. Society's underbelly would have as well exited and why the UC which was the Military seeded the Galaxy. Some folks, as it is today, will find the places off the beaten path to set up shop. Thus RP wise as long as the UC are looking the other way as the faction wars really decimated the galactic population. The weak part in the games start is our character having no real skills or ability despite having a trade thus why not start the new player on Venus with a cryo sleep of 2 years thus 1200 years given the Universe Time conversion. Would have been both lore and RP wise a far better opening to what is a great game
If you have the kids stuff trait you can get a ship from your dad, which has some very good components you cant get early otherwise. I think thats also a very good base to stat builing a ship like this.
You go so in depth in all your videos and have figured out so much already. Thanks for sharing! Your one of the best it there for starfield I've come across. I'll be ship building tonight 😁
What's funny, I just got the Razorleaf aka the Mantis and was trying to go to Wolf and got jumped by 4 Spacer Pirates and holy shit, they literally started screaming " THAT'S A MANTIS!!! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!! " then they ported out, who knew The Mantis struck fear in people's hearts lmao
I'm confused about how ship storage works let me see if I get it right. Okay so I destroy some ships then I have to get all my ship inventory on to my character so I can loot with the ship and then place all of it back manually. But its only a single storage across all ships so even if I store it in cargo ship I'd still have a 6000+/460 mass on my battle ship and from what I understood the only drawback of the overweight ship is that it can't loot. But then what's the purpose of the storage ship? I imagine there's some other purpose for the cargo ship related to outpost then no? idk maybe I failed to understand.
I'm wondering this too. It doesn't seem to make sense. If all of the loot transfers back to the ship, why am I transferring it to the cargo ship to begin with?
The point of a cargo ship is when you do outposts you're gonna be moving 999 stacks of lots of resources for crafting and the only way to to fast travel is to stash it all in the ship.
I’ve learned so much watching your video, I followed it to the T. Not only did I learn more about ship building which I didn’t understand, I have a better grasp of ship fighting. Thank ypu so much for ypur video. You have another dedicated follower. My be 53 yrs old but I still love my video games ever since Atari came out new lol. Keep up the great work
What a great video! I love your nonchalant, 'nothing can beat you, you've won the game'. And the storage ship, I was giggling the whole time, with the 1 engine slapped on the side. I'll build it, and I'll have to actually take off in it. I'd have expect it to scrape on the ground trying to get in the air.
Did something change or did I miss something? I can only put 2 of the Disruptor 3300A's on the ship. Once I place those 2, they are no longer an option in the menu and I can't duplicate.
You have to be at the new Atlantis ship builder. I tried this at my outpost and it only lets you do 2. So this tells me it’s either an unintentional bug or outpost must be upgraded or something.
@@Menky90 thanks that worked. I will have to play around with it tomorrow but after I put them all on and tried them out, it seems that the PB-030 EB's are better. Same fire rate but 13/13 damage....unless I missing something..... I can also hold the trigger down indefinitely.
OK so I made the combat ship on Xbox. And I'm in mission failed to communicate. But I'm still having trouble with the fights. I'm boosting away but the boost isn't lasting long enough for me to get out range. I'm being followed around and then shot down. I don't know what to do. Can someone please put up the controls?
"iit's called the razorleaf but everybody in the game calls it the mantis" *facepalm* , YOU are "the mantis" the ship is just what your flying...thats like saying "ohh no! it's the Batman...why is gordon driving the batman...huh, i guess batmobile-driver-guy called in sick today"
THANK YOU!!! I have been commenting on soo many videos from content creator that the first rank of Ship piloting just makes you more maneuverable. Your video is the FIRST i have seen that gives the correct information to the viewers. I totally recommend doing a ship combat video just to get the proper info out there! Thanks again for putting the correct info out there. ( ya, i know this one kinda is a combat vid inside a build vid) [Edit: Yes, it is totally easy to do on console]
I unlocked a couple of more skills already and i am using the Disruptor 3310 Proton Beam same weapon fire rate just 25.92 dmg on Shields and Hull different weapon types in this Game are useless just have one weapon type or max 2 if you want Missiles is enough.^^
Awesome video m8! Cheers 🙏 Btw if u take a closer gander at the little box to the right of the word SPEED which, obviously is to the right of your indicated speed. There it says M/S which means meter per second. I figured if I’m able to contribute anything at all even if, admittedly, is just the velocity unit used in game I think I definitely should.🤓 As an undeniable token of my appreciation for your succinct and helpful videos I’ll naturally also go the extra mile as u do for us and throw u the well deserved Like 👍 as well. Already subbed and notified so I’d be lying if I said I’d be doing that again.. 🫶🙏 ✌️🖖 keep’em coming m8!
I'm on vacation in Italy, I am always looking for great videos like these when I have my poolside mimosa. 😁It gives me something to look forward to when I get back to texas and can fire up SF. Thank you for the detailed build!
Great guide for newbies. Thanks for putting this together - sharing with some new players I know. One note - The Mantis is the individual that puts fear in the heart of all space criminals and the Razorleaf is the Mantis' ship. The Mantis is not the ship. :) And please hit "T' to store all resources.
I watched in awe as you maneuvered components from place to place during the ship-building segments. Particularly since I could not duplicate what you were doing. After watching and re-watching the segments over, I finally figured out that there is a slider on the right side of the screen to raise/lower your perspective. Until I noticed that function, I was stuck. I suggest that you go into how to actually handle the manipulating of pieces for us peeps that overlook the obvious. I love your videos. You put a lot of work into them.
This is definitely the best guide I’ve come across that explains the nuances of the ship builder. You got my sub for this! Question, how does mass affect the ship if I’m maxed out on mobility and top speed? I’m massively over encumbered and need to add more cargo but my mass is like 630 now. Still using the Mantis’ Razorleaf but modified to my liking
I was wondering why the amount of times I jump into a system and there's pirates and their ilk fighting then they just bug out. It's because I'm in the Mantis!
I'm not sure I follow the whole one ship for combat and one for hauling thing. With the entire cargo hold being transfered everytime you swap your home ship arent you just multiplying the amount of time you spend in menus?
I spent a long time following and verifying every step. After I had it al perfect and painted I exited the builder. It was great. 😂 Then I accidentally shot the tech guy. 😢 I am starting over.
Great ship build. Was stuck on a mission space battle with no way fwd and nearly gave up hope. Modified the mantis and destroyed them all easy as pie👍🏻
A webnovel i used to read. Called the Legendary mechanic. Thought to himself in passing, how he missed gunfire and explosions going off. Because he was isekai into the game, before the release date. before that, the game was a few years into it and by then. Players had these massive fleets. And they'd use long range laser weapons. So, it would make sense to fly away and get some distance while attacking.
I appreciate these vids but gotta say - putting it on 1/2 speed so I can follow along - the slow mo voice gives me space dementia after following along / rewinding a few times hahaha. Got it built tho ;)
*Click the "Thanks" button under the video to leave me a donation.* This video teaches you how to make a max stat early game ship that's upgradable as you level that lets you solo entire fleets of enemies using advanced techniques probably not intended by the game devs. These ships can be acquired and built the very first hour on a new character. You also get all the perks of using an anti-pirate ship. More info on how to get the starter pieces for the ship is here: ruclips.net/video/kYqQTCOuHjM/видео.html
The rear end of the ship is called the ass-end or just the ass of the ship 😁👍Trust me, no need to look it up.
Can we change all modules? Cockpit's, habs and others and same scare pirats?
+ my skills (for shield) work with profit with crew member with same skill? or useless to hold crew when all skills be maxed?
@@AshaManeteren Yep, as long as you go in to edit the ship you can replace the entire thing and the pirates will still recognize you as The Mantis.
@@SwoleBenji thank you! perfect video!
Stern. And if you're headed that direction, you're headed aft@@leobrad2199
Even after watching multiple youtube videos on ship building, i was still confused untill watching this video! Thank you so much brother. You made a complex issue very comprehensive for me!
Tried this last night, it works really well. A few tips: 1) No need to slavishly duplicate this design, just keep your mass as low as possible and the 100/150 speeds. I kept the captain part, I used a better grav drive etc. 2) You can switch a hab part in place, no need to delete the old and insert the new: click to select the armory, press left/right and it rotates between captain, armory, control, infirmary etc. 3) On Xbox to do the reverse driving trick: boost, hold down right bumper RB and use your **right** stick to turn the view around. You'll see the speed at -150 and stay that way until you release the RB. I put the beam weapons on W1 instead of W0 so they fire with left trigger, makes it easier to fight I think.
Not all heroes wear capes
Some wear sneers and carry machinepistols 😉
Nice thanks - do you know how to do the boost - stop etc to make it so you can't be locked onto?
@@shaunbourne9107to unlock that perk, you have to upgrade the skill engine systems to level 4
Benji, the ship is indeed called the Razorleaf and it *belonged* the The Mantis - who was a bounty hunter. Well technically, a line of bounty hunters. You should read / listen to more of the lore in this game. You'll appreciate it much more. The Mantis has a great and interesting story.
WOW man! just WOW! well done! Your videos are soooo informative dude! please do one on outpost building.
I want to but I feel like they completely negate the entire game since it makes you rich and levels you up beyond what the game intended. I'll get around to it eventually but I wanted to cover builds and damage stats for a bit first.
Your video just made my favorite ship a true killer. So, when the Pirates see the Razorleaf they beg for mercy.
Hi SwoleBenji, I build my Mantis to your specs, and had a mission in the Kryx system. Took the Mantis, I renamed it Mantis, and got surprised by the pirate fleet and eventually got wiped out. Knowing what to expect I followed your combat tactics and I killed them all. Thank you very much for the video, it is excellent.
Thanks for the tip! I actually used some version of the "stop and turn around" from all the old fighter jet movies, but I was flying the Rambler which has 1 gun and comes pre-ganked on maneuvering, plus despite having the skill I never knew how to use thrusters😂
If I understand it correctly, the reason the docker would not show initially was because he had pre-selected a structural component to attach it to, (EDIT: I think you also need a full physical path from the cockpit TO the docker, and obviously there was not a walk-able path to a strut) and you can't attach a docker there. Same if you pre-select a weapon mount and then "G" to choose something to attach, it will only show you the weapons tab, because it's the only things that will attach there.
😮 I’m glad I found this video!!! Thank you very very much. I’ve been struggling with how to deal with everything you stated in this video!
I used to get frustrated being a space pirate and having contraband but if you get out your seat before they scan you, you can jump down to where ever you want bit of a time glitch if you don't have time to fight or cant be bothered.
Just go to Wolf (The den) and sell it there with no scans.
Just a heads up I just found this out while in space you can talk to all npc adding dialog or some of them actually lets you trade items with just click on there names and hail there comms
Excellent. I plan on following this to a "T".
When the pirates or whoever says "Its the Mantis!" they're referring to the vigilante. Like if you were a criminal in Gotham and saw the Batmobile you'd probably say "Holy crap, it's Batman!" and not "Its the Batmobile!"
Thanks! I got a lot of exercise checking your video upstairs, and then running downstairs to my Xbox! Finally complete after an embarrassingly long time! Is there anyway to put a bed inside without messing up the build? Thanks again!
You can use a Captains Quarters for a bed if you need to.
@@SwoleBenji cool, thanks!
Luv this build, i lyk to keep the cpt cabin for the 10% xp and resetting the vendors
I tried to see if this has been asked, but why not point the guns to the rear? The gun to the front to disable, and the guns to the rear for destruction.
"Marduk...if anyone remembers that character from Tekken..."
Alternatively - and this is just a thought - both the character and the shield were named after the chief god of the Babylonian pantheon.
Great and very hopeful video. Just a heads up though mantis is a person not the ship.
I've made a replica of the stargate alternan warship from atlantis
Is there a docking bay on this ship? Don't you need a docking bay to board a disabled ship so you can either steal items or the ship itself?
Yeah it was put on the bottom.
Oh Nice!! I missed what that flat piece was that you had a little trouble moving over. Plus, every ship I've seen puts it on the top of the ship. Nice design and great to see different placement!@@SwoleBenji
The Mantis is a vigilante. The Razorleaf is the Mantis’ ship
Andreja has particle weapon boost to her on the ground weapons not the ship weapons
@SwoleBenji Hey, once I start upgrading this build, what's the best route to fix dipping mobility? I started dipping once I upgraded reactor and shield to class B
This got rid of the contraband protection, just fyi. Unless my game is bugged.
Use a vendor that doesn't scan. Wolf system, "The Den" on the left side is my favorite spot.
Is there a way to do that full speed reverse on controller? I can’t work it out
Built the ship exactly, spammed to avoid missile lock, and still got demolished. Not sure what I’m doing wrong.
Should i bother with the magshear or stick with the revenant, i mean ill do the trashcan trick anyway but curious.
Magshear -> Farm level 75 zones IMO.
yea the Mantis is the vigilante who pilots the Razorleaf. Like Batman and the Batmobile. he is not called Batmobile 😂
however, unlike the Batman (as far as I know with my superficial knowledge of the lore), The Mantis is like a title, but not any one specific person. the helm of "Mantis" and all the accoutrements is passed down from person to person as each acting "Mantis" retires or dies or whatever idk the game explains it a bit in the lair.
@@biscoash4930 to be fair, Batman has passed down the mantle many times.
Wow! I am so grateful you did this vid. I'm just a retired grandma living it up playing video games and I do alright with combat but the ship to ship - not so much. I tried building other ships from other vids but still got stomped. I built this one tonight and .... drum roll... I obliterated like nine ships and no damage to me. You are da man! Thank you so much. You made this old girl's day for sure. I sub'd and will make sure my son, who streams, knows he's been one upped 🤣
You~~~ GO GIRL!
Legend
This is so epic
Retired and all I do is play video games. I can't stop playing this game. 600 hours in 6 weeks! Who needs sleep!
Hey there! Another granny gamer here. : ) Always great to see folks our age that are still young at heart and having fun. My boys always got to brag they beat the bosses when they were younger...cuz mom got them through the tougher levels. Now, 20+ years later, it's the opposite way around. Well sometimes. Always grateful for those faster reflexes when needed, but still love a challenge. Sadly ship building is not one of them. Thankfully we have clever people who can make amazing, easy to follow tutorials to get us back on track when hitting a few bumps along the way. Really looking forward to my first dog fight in this smaller ship. The Razorleaf went from Great Dane size to Jack Russell. Small, but mighty. lol
The Mantis is actually the name of the vigilante who owned the ship. After hearing about this ship I didn't realise that myself until I was going through the secret base.
@@ClusterDSA yeah exactly. The ship is called the Razorleaf
He's space batman, he has a cave and everything
For a minute I was like did I grab the wrong ship during that mission 😂
@@ClusterDSA Could be it was passed down like the title Dread Pirate Roberts in Princess Bride. Probably even inspired by the movie. The passing of a mantle is a common trope in literature anyway.
@@ClusterDSAThat makes sense because the female mantis is the ultimate predator
Great video!
For the Razor Leaf, personally I switched to the Stroud cockpit (4 crew) instead of the C1 Magellan (2 crew). I also left the Captain's quarters so I always have a bed, and added a Workshop so I have access to the research, Armor, weapon, and industrial workbenches. Was able to run this with the same 100 mobility and 150 speed.
You are on point my man
Now you tell me!! haha May look into making those changes myself now that I have this done
Do any of the Deimos companion 1x1 HABs come with a bed?
@@stimpyohhas to be a 2x1 for a bed.. captains quarters, living quarters, and possibly the all-in-one.
I might do this good idea
Not sure if this has been said and not going through all of the replies. Thrusters on xbox are RB, turn is left or right on right thumbstick, reverse is down on left thumbstick. Hope that helps. If it’s already been said, sorry for the no reason bump.
Just an fyi. Andreja particle beams is NOT the ship buff perk. It’s the regular weapons perk. Barrett has the ship particle beam perk.
There is a lot of Starfield junk on youtube but your videos are actualy full of useful information. Love the detail and the clear explanations - subscribed
Spot on.
29:40 you do not have to hold S to maintain your reverse speed. When you hit the thruster button whats happening is your basically turning off flight assist and your ship will maintain the momentum it has at that time so just hold spacebar and turn. Keep it held and you will keep your speed and just float away. The arrow keys allow you to strafe along the x and y axis
I'm not even sure it's possible on Xbox controls since boosters are toggled with L-thumb so sounds like this is a bug with the controls for PC only.
@@JodouTR what button engages thrusters on console? Cause you don't need to boost to fly in reverse. It just helps reaching max speed
@@nzungupumu1350 Boost is press left stick, press again to cancel. Thrusters are hold RB
Push LS to boost, begin turn with RS, hold RB, point and hold LS downward. The timing isn't difficult, but you begin to lose momentum as soon as you start turning so dont wait in-between each action just do them in immediate succession.
@@anthony4719your a saint for us Xbox guys was trying to figure it out thank you
Just for your information ship terminology, front = bow, left = port, right = starboard, the back of a ship can referred either "aft section" or "the stern"
That’s how I used to refer to diff parts of your motha
This is acceptable internet banter. Thank you. @@chasexchaos9392
Right = starboard Left = larboard
@@chasexchaos9392 Trabec
The ship isn't called the Mantis by anyone in the game. When pirates see you they yell "it's the Mantis!" because they're talking about you. It'd be like someone seeing the Batmobile and saying "it's Batman!". The Mantis flies the Razorleaf, so they get worried because they know the Mantis can wreck them.
And Magellan is is pronounced "Mah-jellin", named after the Portuguese/Spanish explorer.
Once again, extremely helpful content! You are helping make this game less grindy!! Again, I am playing this for fun, not to challenge myself. LOL... plus, I am disabled and my hands don't work as well as they used to. That means my reaction time is total shit and I can't click or type (press keys) as fast as normal people. It made gaming frustrating for me because I would constantly die even on easy!! I know it may sound lame, but you have seriously made this a fun experience for me!! Plus, to me, this kind of "hacking" is like a game in itself to me! Your videos are me gathering intel and research to "win the game easy!" Can't thank you enough!
This is awesome! I think the most important part of this video is the balancing of the ship making. All that supplementary information was priceless for me, thank you!
Excellent video. Thanks!
To newbs like myself having trouble mounting the disrupter 3000 on the back on a PC - Use "R" and "F" to elevate and lower until you're able to get it to go green to snap down. It took me far to long to figure this out. :)
Yeah, just figured this out today suddenly and I have had the game since early access. lol
You can actually just dump all of your resources onto the floor inside of your ship and it doesn’t go anywhere, you just have to pick it all back up to get rid of it
They should really change it so that your cargo stays in the ship you have put it in. It's annoying when you pretty much need to fly a fat cargo ship if you aren't interested in building some container outposts. You could have industrial with your cargo and crafting and switch to gunships when going out.
Or wouldn't it be better to just build a cargo/command ship big enough to house your Mantis-fighter In? Take it out when you need to fight baddies, loot, or take over their ships for resale. Not sure if this is doable in this game but it should be.
@@jawnTem This, yes exactly!
great vids, I do have one tip: before landing on a planet you are farming, switch difficulty to Very Hard; land and exit ship, then change difficulty to Very Easy(this will increase the chances of legendary gear and exp gains and mods will be super easy to kill) ; Note, this works for each loading screen, so while in the location you rinse and repeat the difficulty change with each loading screen location within the areas. This will make the areas easier and more efficient with getting the best gear.
This only works for equipment laying around, every mob you kill will only roll the loot after you killed it.
@@xwf80legendary mobs have higher chance to spawn the higher the difficulty and don't unspawn when turning it back down.
If you're playing on Very easy why tf do you need to try and cheese zones just to get top tier gear? lmfao.
At that point just use console commands.
@@Th1sUsernameIsNotTaken There are no console commands on Xbox. If you're on PC why tf do you care what console players do.
At that point just come to terms with people playing how they want to.
@@CAiNiAC I like how you're randomly trying to make it a war between what you play on lmfao.
Idc what difficulty people play the game on. everyone enjoys different aspects when it comes to game.
Just doesn't make sense to go through the effort of changing the difficulty to Very hard just to immediately change it down to Very Easy trying to get "easy" loot, when the game is an absolute breeze on Very easy as it is, so the legendary gear isn't really doing you any favors lol
No one in game calls this ship Mantis. They call the character Mantis.
I watched your previous video. I've got to say, I haven't played a game whilst watching a starter guide video for years. I normally just watch the video, pick up a few tips and then do my own thing. But that starter guide was perfect! It was so well done. Looking forward to this one when I get home from work. It's going to be another long night of Starfield! You've got yourself a sub.
They aren’t calling the ship mantis they think you are the mantis because you are flying his ship.
Leaving a general tip here: Fly to Venus and sleep 24h if you want 7 days to pass in other places to restock some loot chests etc.
Also i suck at space combat so i saved up for Stronghold and now can afk while its auto turrets and lasers dismantle pirate fleets and have yet to see the 4k+ shield drop to 0 😳
Wait what? Can u elaborate? About stronghold afk auto turrets and lasers dismantling pirate fleets how???
yeah pls would you mind two explain (briefly) ? thx
Auto turrets fire by themselves? I thought they just fired faster than the ones not labeled auto.
OP is referring to a glitch where you can run under the map at New Atlantis, find the chests where the vendors keep their credits - especially the ship technician - and repeat for infinite money.
Fantastic guide, followed the Razorleaf guide to the letter...took me about an hour cos it was my first time with ship builder. Got mission board quest that required going through Kryx first as I hadnt visited the star systems. Killed the 20 ship mob first time using your tactics, only had to boost away 3 -4 times and never lost shields at all. Magnificent guide!! Was Lvl 15 with almost exact same skills, maybe extra point in shields and Vasco in crew. Congrats on 100k subs!!
I had no idea regarding the boost to evade missle lock. +1
Great guide. Just found your content. As it happens I just got the Razorleaf last night, totally without knowing what it was. I’m still a little confused by the whole ship building thing, and hoping you have a beginners guide for that. Great content and looking forward to more. Thank you!!
I am in awe of your expertise in this game even with early access. Love your humour also. Excellent tutorial and editing. Its insane to me that you are not at 1M+ views.
The ship is called the Razorleaf, the person that flew it was The Mantis. They are calling you Mantis not the ship.
I renamed the ship to 'Mantis' to clear up any confusion.
I’ve largely ignored the PAR weapons, I tried this and now my cheap A class ship easily outfights my super expensive C class ship with a more traditional laser, autocsnnon, missile setup. I feel like they’ll end up nerf ing this in a patch, it’s kinda insane.
Edit: Just played around with load outs on my my big class C ships, looking at the best weapons. you can get (I unlocked almost everything). There's literally no reason to use laser weapons right now. the Particle ones are so overpowered. In theory there's a higher damage laser weapon, but just barely, and uses more power and is short range. It would be dumb to choose anything other than Particle weapons at this point
The disruptor 3300 he uses in this video would the disruptor 3340 alpha beam be an upgrade over those? It does more bull and shield damage and a faster fire rate?
They won't nerf the particle weapons. Even if they do, there will shortly be a mod that puts them back. Rather they likely will beef up the lasers and cannon. They will most likely though not address the range disparity making it largely pointless. Or they will completely ignore the issue.
@@panpiper Saying you'll use a mod to "un-nerf" something is kinda besides the point. You can open a console command right now and generate 1000 med kits for yourself etc . etc.. I'm just saying, if you want to play the game at the difficulty it was designed, I think there's a good chance the dominance of PAR weapons doesn't feel like it was intentional (or at the very least very very poorly thought through). If anything the mod I might try is one that nerfs PAR weapons a little (for me and the enemies in game). At least it would make build variety more relevant.
Pretty good Tutorial, thank for posting, If you roll Q and E when boosting away or while engaging your enemy in a frontal assault you will avoid most damage. Btw if you find the Ecliptic Battleship (LVL 40) get behind its engines to avoid its massive damage turrets, its a tough fight, since the captain keeps yelling at his crew to repair all the systems, its weapons range is impressive I was able to bring it down at level 20, sadly I was unable to test if it could be boarded, the ship itself is massive it would be awesome if it could be captured.
Mantis is a callback to the Mandolorian and his ship the Razorcrest. That's why it's called Razorleaf. Also, you didn't show the magazine in the break room at the simulator. It's 5% missile damage.
Razorcreed razorsignia but razorleaf naw
@@Ed-ealmighty maybe there's a Pokémon fan on staff. Also Razorcreed is the perfect needlessly edgy ship name and I'm stealing it!
@@benhagstrom2185 you can have it my ships name is starfield Arwing I made starfox’s arwing and it’s awesome
I thought I could run Starfield on my RTX2060 laptop. It was greenlighted during a specs test. But no, it won't start. Time to get a new PC? Saw a stationary PC with RTX4070. That should do it. Should I go Intel or AMD for PCU. Or, for that matter, GPU.
I found the note while taking care of the spacers in the second planet, kreet, twice out of 2 games, on normal. So every time you kill a spacer, look for the note, it can drop anywhere. And in my first game, I found the note in 3 locations, so I had 3 notes at the same time for going after the mantis.
"It's not fun going in the back door" I see you've been speaking to my wife.
Most of those 2x1 modules have alternate configurations you can just switch between rather than delete and re-add. Ex: captain's quarters can be turned into computer core or workshop.
This is such a good tip, and when I figured this out, it saved a lot of time reconfiguring my ship!
This is sick man! My strategy was to just spam ship parts and hope for the best haha. I'm definitely gonna try this out!
Can you please make a video upgrading this for late game stronger shields etc thanks
Same
Its funny how I ended up with the razorleaf ship looking similar the only difference is 2 more engines 1 landing frame and ~1000 in shielded cargo. I love the guide and definitely doing the cargo ship similar with some personal changes. Great video, keep it up.
I was excited for the shielded cargo game mechanic but there's planets that don't scan (Forgot to program it in the game?) where you can vendor contraband with zero hassle.
@@SwoleBenjipretty sure that’s intentional. The den for instance doesn’t make sense lore wise (at least to me) but gameplay wise it seems too obvious to be an accident
@@SwoleBenji Yeah I did it for the case I forget I have contraband. But I am thinking on getting rid of it. I have a 17K cargo ship for materials and 2-3 more ships. Gotta redo my outposts for efficiency and scale. I am playing the game with the least amount of exploits so is gonna take a min to get to lvl 100 for all the perks I really want and need to min max efficiency on ships, craft and outposts. Keep it up. This game is way more deep. We just need to have an updated to bring more NPC to the outposts and possibly create a small settlement with NPCS living there or just coming to visit and leave after a while. I guess it will be too heavy on processing tho.
@@norske_ow3440The lore IMO is actually quite sound once the history of how earth is no more and the Universe gets populated. Society's underbelly would have as well exited and why the UC which was the Military seeded the Galaxy. Some folks, as it is today, will find the places off the beaten path to set up shop. Thus RP wise as long as the UC are looking the other way as the faction wars really decimated the galactic population.
The weak part in the games start is our character having no real skills or ability despite having a trade thus why not start the new player on Venus with a cryo sleep of 2 years thus 1200 years given the Universe Time conversion. Would have been both lore and RP wise a far better opening to what is a great game
If you have the kids stuff trait you can get a ship from your dad, which has some very good components you cant get early otherwise. I think thats also a very good base to stat builing a ship like this.
You go so in depth in all your videos and have figured out so much already. Thanks for sharing! Your one of the best it there for starfield I've come across. I'll be ship building tonight 😁
What's funny, I just got the Razorleaf aka the Mantis and was trying to go to Wolf and got jumped by 4 Spacer Pirates and holy shit, they literally started screaming " THAT'S A MANTIS!!! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!! " then they ported out, who knew The Mantis struck fear in people's hearts lmao
I'm confused about how ship storage works let me see if I get it right. Okay so I destroy some ships then I have to get all my ship inventory on to my character so I can loot with the ship and then place all of it back manually. But its only a single storage across all ships so even if I store it in cargo ship I'd still have a 6000+/460 mass on my battle ship and from what I understood the only drawback of the overweight ship is that it can't loot. But then what's the purpose of the storage ship? I imagine there's some other purpose for the cargo ship related to outpost then no? idk maybe I failed to understand.
I'm wondering this too. It doesn't seem to make sense. If all of the loot transfers back to the ship, why am I transferring it to the cargo ship to begin with?
The point of a cargo ship is when you do outposts you're gonna be moving 999 stacks of lots of resources for crafting and the only way to to fast travel is to stash it all in the ship.
@@SwoleBenji Ah there we go, I've been enlightened.
I’ve learned so much watching your video, I followed it to the T. Not only did I learn more about ship building which I didn’t understand, I have a better grasp of ship fighting. Thank ypu so much for ypur video. You have another dedicated follower. My be 53 yrs old but I still love my video games ever since Atari came out new lol. Keep up the great work
Thanks. Needed a mule for outpost farming and wasn’t sure how ship building worked. This was a great little how-to guide!
I was waiting for someone to do this kind off ship build... most ive previous seen were B or C class... this is a brilliant build.
Max mass for a class to have max speed and mobility with the best a class engines is 1564
This keeps getting better. It won’t let me save it says ship has unattached modules
Delete all the floaty pieces you aren't using.
What a great video! I love your nonchalant, 'nothing can beat you, you've won the game'. And the storage ship, I was giggling the whole time, with the 1 engine slapped on the side. I'll build it, and I'll have to actually take off in it. I'd have expect it to scrape on the ground trying to get in the air.
Did something change or did I miss something? I can only put 2 of the Disruptor 3300A's on the ship. Once I place those 2, they are no longer an option in the menu and I can't duplicate.
You have to be at the new Atlantis ship builder. I tried this at my outpost and it only lets you do 2. So this tells me it’s either an unintentional bug or outpost must be upgraded or something.
@@Menky90 thanks that worked. I will have to play around with it tomorrow but after I put them all on and tried them out, it seems that the PB-030 EB's are better. Same fire rate but 13/13 damage....unless I missing something..... I can also hold the trigger down indefinitely.
OK so I made the combat ship on Xbox. And I'm in mission failed to communicate.
But I'm still having trouble with the fights. I'm boosting away but the boost isn't lasting long enough for me to get out range. I'm being followed around and then shot down. I don't know what to do. Can someone please put up the controls?
"iit's called the razorleaf but everybody in the game calls it the mantis" *facepalm* , YOU are "the mantis" the ship is just what your flying...thats like saying "ohh no! it's the Batman...why is gordon driving the batman...huh, i guess batmobile-driver-guy called in sick today"
"SCAN THAT SHIP!!"....*beep* *boop* "Oh my God, its the mantis! Power level over 9000!!!"
What @mikekemp786 said. Your character becomes the "Mantis" like becoming Batman, and the Mantis' ship is the RazorLeaf, like Batman's Batwing.
Earned my sub! I was lost on ship building having just started Starfield the other day so this helped wrap my head around ships.
THANK YOU!!!
I have been commenting on soo many videos from content creator that the first rank of Ship piloting just makes you more maneuverable. Your video is the FIRST i have seen that gives the correct information to the viewers.
I totally recommend doing a ship combat video just to get the proper info out there!
Thanks again for putting the correct info out there.
( ya, i know this one kinda is a combat vid inside a build vid)
[Edit: Yes, it is totally easy to do on console]
Can you just add more lasers to do more dps?
9:37 No, it's named Razorleaf, and YOU are called The Mantis by everyone in the game. You just happen to be in Razorleaf when it happens.
I unlocked a couple of more skills already and i am using the Disruptor 3310 Proton Beam same weapon fire rate just 25.92 dmg on Shields and Hull different weapon types in this Game are useless just have one weapon type or max 2 if you want Missiles is enough.^^
Awesome video m8! Cheers 🙏
Btw if u take a closer gander at the little box to the right of the word SPEED which, obviously is to the right of your indicated speed. There it says M/S which means meter per second.
I figured if I’m able to contribute anything at all even if, admittedly, is just the velocity unit used in game I think I definitely should.🤓
As an undeniable token of my appreciation for your succinct and helpful videos I’ll naturally also go the extra mile as u do for us and throw u the well deserved Like 👍 as well. Already subbed and notified so I’d be lying if I said I’d be doing that again.. 🫶🙏
✌️🖖 keep’em coming m8!
I'm on vacation in Italy, I am always looking for great videos like these when I have my poolside mimosa. 😁It gives me something to look forward to when I get back to texas and can fire up SF. Thank you for the detailed build!
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This is THE best Starfield ship video I have seen yet, by far (and I have watched more ship videos than I care to admit lol).
Such a convoluted way to store things in this game 😅 I wish the cargo holds were independent per ship
I did something similar except that I used a more powerful grav drive and added two more fuel tanks so that I could go anywhere in a single jump.
Great guide for newbies. Thanks for putting this together - sharing with some new players I know. One note - The Mantis is the individual that puts fear in the heart of all space criminals and the Razorleaf is the Mantis' ship. The Mantis is not the ship. :) And please hit "T' to store all resources.
I watched in awe as you maneuvered components from place to place during the ship-building segments. Particularly since I could not duplicate what you were doing. After watching and re-watching the segments over, I finally figured out that there is a slider on the right side of the screen to raise/lower your perspective. Until I noticed that function, I was stuck. I suggest that you go into how to actually handle the manipulating of pieces for us peeps that overlook the obvious. I love your videos. You put a lot of work into them.
This is definitely the best guide I’ve come across that explains the nuances of the ship builder. You got my sub for this! Question, how does mass affect the ship if I’m maxed out on mobility and top speed? I’m massively over encumbered and need to add more cargo but my mass is like 630 now. Still using the Mantis’ Razorleaf but modified to my liking
My cargo is over 800 now using the same ship and weight is around 700 but the ship handles fine.
I was wondering why the amount of times I jump into a system and there's pirates and their ilk fighting then they just bug out. It's because I'm in the Mantis!
Yes, reverski is easy on console, too. Just hold RB and flip. Super boring, though.
I'm not sure I follow the whole one ship for combat and one for hauling thing. With the entire cargo hold being transfered everytime you swap your home ship arent you just multiplying the amount of time you spend in menus?
"Look how they massacred my boy!"
I spent a long time following and verifying every step. After I had it al perfect and painted I exited the builder. It was great. 😂 Then I accidentally shot the tech guy. 😢 I am starting over.
Great ship build. Was stuck on a mission space battle with no way fwd and nearly gave up hope. Modified the mantis and destroyed them all easy as pie👍🏻
A webnovel i used to read. Called the Legendary mechanic. Thought to himself in passing, how he missed gunfire and explosions going off.
Because he was isekai into the game, before the release date. before that, the game was a few years into it and by then. Players had these massive fleets. And they'd use long range laser weapons.
So, it would make sense to fly away and get some distance while attacking.
Mantis is the character that flies the ship. Kinda like space Batman!
I appreciate these vids but gotta say - putting it on 1/2 speed so I can follow along - the slow mo voice gives me space dementia after following along / rewinding a few times hahaha. Got it built tho ;)
Thanks for this one. Found it really usefull. Please continue making this kind of indepth and detailed videos. All the best.